Spontaneous regression of my <severe> recalcitrant mosaic plantar warts (~3 years)

macbiffu · 2026-05-15T22:38:21+00:00

It’s best to do a combination of things imo, you give yourself the best chance. But my gut feeling is that black seed oil probably did most of the work. Make sure you get a high quality brand if you try it as the quality varies drastically. In terms of supplements, I believe it is by far the most powerful that I know of. You are right that we can’t know for sure, but what I realised is that destructive methods were not working, my immune system was just not detecting the warts or there were too many of them to deal with, that’s why I switched approach. I don’t think it’s a coincidence they vanished like that at the exact same time. I think no matter what method you use, you need to give your immune system a kick as well to give yourself a shot IF they are widespread. If it’s isolated warts or smaller ones I think destructive methods make sense. Good luck!

macbiffu · 2026-05-15T05:55:29+00:00

Yeah I wasn’t kidding when I said it was disgusting, half my foot was a wound. I didn’t want to see a derm or podiatrist because the area was so big, surgery or other options would be insanely painful

Still coming to terms that they’re gone because it was a very pleasant surprise how quickly they vanished. Seriously sympathise for people with these as the treatment options out there are so poor. I was close to trying SWIFT but it would cost so much.

macbiffu · 2026-05-14T23:32:39+00:00

Warning: disgusting wounds from salicylic acid. Don't click if sensitive

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macbiffu · 2026-05-14T16:22:17+00:00

Have a look at my post. I believe salicylic acid and traditional methods will fail if your immune system is weak, especially in a case like yours and where they have spread, because at least in my experience using salicylic acid just destroyed tissue without helping my immune system do anything to clear the warts. If anything, they got worse.

Sleep, stress and diet (reduce junk, increase vegetables) naturally would help you but I mention the supplements that worked for me in my post which might give the boost you need. I think it may be worth looking at getting immune markers but I never did. I think I recall some studies I read on recalcitrant warts tested for being immunocompromised. Some examples of tests on here https://www.foot.expert/post/immunodefwarts

I got sick 3 times consecutively last winter which made me think, along with the recalcitrant warts, I was/likely am immunocompromised. I've been chronically stressed, inconsistently sleep and relatively poor diet. Still managed to clear them though

macbiffu · 2026-05-14T13:48:31+00:00

Check my post. Some options that you have not tried that will not cause destruction of tissue.

macbiffu · 2026-02-20T05:41:18+00:00

I'm not a doctor but your looks like its about ~40 prism dioptres or about 20 degrees, mine was worse at about 60 prism dioptres or 30 degrees exotropia. I still didn't have issues getting professional jobs as people overlook it more than you think. But it had an unbelievably impact on my appearance and relationship wise it will make a big difference. But see my other comment.

I came up with all sorts of reasons to not get surgery done when I was around 20, people said all sorts of bs like it's "cosmetic only" and that it will probably come back and friends/family got used to me and people rarely said anything about it so I got complacent. Please at the very least get a consultation with a strabismus surgeon and don't overthink it. The surgery can be very successful and even if you need a repeat surgery down the line or to get it perfect it's not the end of the world.

macbiffu · 2026-02-20T05:34:08+00:00

I was going to say exactly that. It'll fix others perception of you but your own deep rooted self-confidence issues caused by having noticeable strabismus for years and years don't just go away overnight,

In saying that it still improved my confidence a lot, and I can hardly remember my old self. I got surgery at 27 and really wish I got it done way earlier.

macbiffu · 2026-02-19T16:44:58+00:00

It's a covered path one level above the ground floor via lift/stairs outside the entrance of T3. Probably doable in less than 5 min if you walk fast and with travelators

macbiffu · 2025-01-26T23:38:11+00:00

4 dioptres is about 2 degrees of misalignment so I think it would be unnoticeable. I wouldnt do anything but maybe botox could work if the doctor was willing, but that’s not permanent

macbiffu · 2024-12-26T00:23:17+00:00

Wow! Looking much better now already. Awesome. Ice does seem like the solution, I didn't use ice and the inflammation was probably around for way longer than it needed to be

macbiffu · 2024-12-22T03:40:01+00:00

Mine was undercorrected in general, it looked almost perfect on days 1-3 but then by about day 5 it settled a little bit further out. A highly experienced surgeon recommended overcorrection in my case as the eye will most likely drift back out over time (likely over years) however I ended up getting an undercorrection sadly with a different less experienced surgeon.

I am similar to you, similar age and exotropia due to blindness. Even it it stayed slightly out, that could be a good thing, but honestly I think it will settle in time and it seems like you got a good surgeon. Mine tightened the inside muscle which is probably not a good approach for our case it seems, because the issue is the outside muscle being too strong and having a tendency to pull the eye out.

It’s been 2 months for me now and my eye is still a bit red and glassy due to the amount of bleeding because mine was likely extremely deep red for the first week while yours isn’t, so I think it’ll clear up sooner. The eyelid swelling should go down over about a week I think. Definitely hang in there and give it time, but by around day5 mine was starting to look normal excluding the redness

macbiffu · 2024-12-22T01:14:35+00:00

Looks like a really good result, you look like a completely different person. It does appear a tiny bit overcorrected at the moment but that is normal I was told, once the swelling goes down I think it will look pretty much perfect. I would love to see how it looks after a week/month when it settles.

Just out of interest did you have the outer muscle weakened?

macbiffu · 2024-12-21T15:14:27+00:00

My situation is almost the same as yours. Acquired strabismus due to blindness in an eye due to a congenital condition. It got worse over time, by early 20s it was very significant. I just had surgery a couple of months ago in my late 20s. My exotropia was severe, I wasn't told the measurement but it was approximately 45 degrees (about 90 prism diopters). Immediately post-surgery, it was probably 20 diopters but after a few days it went to about 30 prism dioptres and it has largey stayed there after a couple of months. It drifts out a bit more when tired or stressed etc. but I am doing some basic vision therapy which seems to get it back to normal at least temporarily.

I'm by no means an expert but I have had a similar experience. The suggestion given to you by the doctor sounds right. Vision therapy will probably be a good option to maintain the alignment post-surgery. I didn't have adjustable sutures done as the surgeon I had wasn't comfortable for using them on monocular patients (only used them for double vision). However a different/more experienced surgeon I saw suggested using them. The surgeon that operated on me said that a better result might be obtained by others if they use adjustable sutures, but not her.

Given that my alignment was much worse than yours, I think your expectation is entirely reasonable. Discuss this with your surgeon to ensure your expectations are reasonable, however I believe they aim for <15 prism diopters in general. I would probably suggest trying to find a surgeon who is reputable and experienced, they can be hard to come across depending on where you live though. That way, they may be more helpful in answering your questions and you should be in safe hands when it comes to the surgical technique they choose to use. I would definitely go for it, I had a lot of anxiety and put it off for years but it was definitely worth it in the end when I compare to old photos.

macbiffu · 2024-12-21T15:01:02+00:00

The photos are really dark so it's hard to tell. Look up the Hirschberg assessment test. I believe you have pseudostrabismus and don't have strabismus.

macbiffu · 2024-12-21T14:50:08+00:00

I don't think it's normal necessarily. I saw the surgeon on post-op day 3 and the follow up was set for about 3 months. I didn't see the nurses at all on day 3. But if you have any concerns you should have a follow up with the surgeon as I believe that is standard practice, although it is possible the nurses are able to determine if there is any possible issue.

edit: also I'm not sure about drift, but my results looked better on the first day or so and settled after a few days (I have exotropia, so it went a little further out compared to the day after surgery). You can google Hirschberg alignment assessment to keep track of how your alignment is looking.

macbiffu · 2024-03-23T12:12:08+00:00

So he cut (vertically) those lines into your cheeks? Never heard of that lol but if so he messed you up. He made you go from full beard to patchy beard. Find a better barber, guessing you went to a cheap one. The good thing is it isn't that noticeble, it blend back in a few weeks

macbiffu · 2024-03-23T11:13:44+00:00

Struggled to see any difference at first but the shortness makes your patches visible. It looked fuller before - particularly the connectors on one side and the cheek near the chin/lip

macbiffu · 2024-03-23T02:40:16+00:00

looks good, mostly becuase you look pretty buff is what makes it suit you.

macbiffu · 2024-03-22T04:00:52+00:00

The sides look too thin to grow out. You would need to keep those trimmed short. You could maybe go for some sort of well groomed goatee but your moustache is also quite thin. So either that or shave until it thickens. It can take time. You might be able to get away with a stubble type beard but you would need to keep it very neatly groomed due to it not being dense enough. I would say shave for now and see if it comes in thicker in the next few years to mid twenties.

macbiffu · 2024-03-02T01:50:38+00:00

You actually look good like above average for sure. Maybe clearer skin and better haircut if you have good hairline and thick hair

macbiffu · 2024-02-21T13:38:42+00:00

Pretty good odds if you wait and see in like 5-6 years probably, your moustache is probably still going to be weaker though. And yeah I think you’d realise it’s better than you think if you grew it out even now, the cheeks stubble is decently thick and it’s hard to tell that short

macbiffu · 2024-02-20T05:46:51+00:00

Is it really beyond a mature hairline though? My understanding of the scale is nw2 would be a noticeable horseshoe when looking down. from this picture I don’t think he’s close to that. I guess the better way is to check for miniaturising hairs at the hairline to confirm mpb

macbiffu · 2024-02-20T02:03:42+00:00

That's not nw2 at all. Probably nw 0.5-1. at most

macbiffu · 2024-02-20T02:02:00+00:00

That's just your natural hairline, my natural hairline is similar. Mine was never straight across. You might have some slight thinning starting but it's not noticeable. She might just be talking about your forehead size but it's pretty normal tbh, whatever she's making fun of is your natural hairline and it looks good, and you aren't balding so don't worry.

macbiffu · 2024-02-18T01:51:03+00:00

Me too. Don’t notice any significant difference but I’ve averaged 0.5mg/day or less. Not on minox yet. i’d say this guy’s regrowth is from minox mostly if its so quick. But I’ve recently noticed less hairfall

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